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Shocking Study Reveals What Senior Citizens Can Eat

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:34:34 +0000

Instead of fighting old age, you may want to embrace it.

And you'll never guess why.

Conan O'Brien Offers a Senior's Guide to Texting

Emerald Catron — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:35:26 +0000

Thanks to Team Coco for giving this educational guide to texting for seniors to the world. But you might not want to let your grandparents see it. Unless you want them to have constant, instant access to making you feel bad in that special grandparent way, that is. It starts simple enough, with a reminder that te

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City Of Oneida Sponsors NYS Fair Senior Bus Trip

Gino Geruntino — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:52:23 +0000

Oneida, NY (WIBX) - Seniors who would like to go to this year's State Fair, but don't want to deal with the traffic may be able to hitch a ride.

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Officials Join Forces To Keep Social Security Office In Rome Open

WIBX — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:28:49 +0000

Rome, NY (WIBX) - After the Social Security Administration office in Rome announced plans to close and relocate to Utica, several high ranking officials teamed up to stop it from happening.

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Senior Citizens Are Stuck with $36 Billion in Student Loans — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:08:40 +0000

While educational debt is generally thought to be the problem of younger people, new data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reveals a startling fact: Americans ages 60 and over collectively owe $36 billion in student loans.

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Albany Restores Funding For EPIC Program

WIBX — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:03:27 +0000

Albany, NY - Funding for a program designed to help seniors with low to moderate income pay for their prescription drug costs, has been restored.

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Oneida County Looking For Remarkable Seniors

Kristine Bellino — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:31:11 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - In preparation for "Older Americans Month," Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente is asking the public to nominate remarkable seniors or community partners that honor seniors for a special celebration in May.

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Excess Fat May Be 'Protective' in Seniors Over 85

Daryl Nelson — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:08:13 +0000

Many adults struggle with weight throughout their lifetime, but according to researchers those extra pounds could be beneficial to older adults.

Researchers from Tel Aviv University found that for the elderly excess weight serves as a protective component in your body that lowers the risk of death when compared to others with normal body weight.

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Gillibrand Requesting More Aid For Seniors

Kristine Bellino — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:04:23 +0000

(WIBX) - Almost 80,000 Central New Yorkers will reach the age of 60 within the next five years.

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New Study: Daily Aspirin May Lead to Vision Loss in Seniors

Branden Block — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 14:05:50 +0000

(WIBX) - A newly released European study says seniors who take a daily aspirin are twice as likely to experience vision loss. The study determined that persons taking the pill are two times more likely to experience late stage macular degeneration than those who don't use the pain reliever at all

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